The Effectiveness of Stress Management Training on Cognitive-Behavioral Disorders and Quality of Life for Female Heads of Households

The family is the focal point of many social and social problems, such as divorce, addiction, street children, child abuse, escape from home, etc. Based on the results of this study, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training on anxiety and quality of life of women headed by households in Ardakan. In this experimental study, a two-group design (a test group and a control group) with pre-test and post-test in 1396, 16 female headed households from the list of all female headed households (25% to Above) were selected through simple random sampling in two groups of control and control group. For data collection, Beck Anxiety Inventories and World Health Organization Quality of Life were used. Subsequently, treatment sessions based on cognitive- Behavior for the experimental group was conducted in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and twice a week. The control group after the pre-test was waiting for treatment after the end of the intervention and follow-up treatment, and they were not treated in this period. After the end of the sessions, the questionnaires were again filled up by the participants of both groups. Data were analyzed using covariance test and SPSS-22 software. After controlling the effects of pre-test, there was a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the two groups in each of the anxiety variables and the variables of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and the social environment in the subscale of quality of life. (P Stress management training in cognitive-behavioral style has led to anxiety reduction and an increase in the quality of life of female headed households.